Yes, don't talk to tourists, don't talk to Dominicans, you never know.
Don't talk to your wife, she might be cheating you.
Don't talk to your dog, he might bite you.
Be careful, my friend, and have a nice time.
Barnabe
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Is it really that bad in The Dominican Republic now?
Yes, don't talk to tourists, don't talk to Dominicans, you never know.
Don't talk to your wife, she might be cheating you.
Don't talk to your dog, he might bite you.
Be careful, my friend, and have a nice time.
Barnabe
Africaida and Ringo have hit it on the nose " Journalism" does sensationalize most things. Look at the lead up to elections in any country...great example. Also, the current state of the ecomony has been grossly exaggerated by the media. Most companies are doing much better than the media portrays. The oil companies certainly are...earlier this week a barrel was selling less than $80 and now is sloghtly over... oil companies tell you the price at the pump is from what they paid last month...well explain how the price goes up before the weekend when most are travelling and never dreceases much more than a couple of cents otherwise. Not sure how much the prices change in the DR, but in Canada you can count on it daily.
You don't have to live there to see the poverty...just have to have travelled to a few countries and not be afraid to leave the resort!
Sorry folks...should have read the whole string before my first post...but...enjoying reading all of the comments. Hmmmm some sound like 20 yrs ago growing up.... no crime, or little and didn;t pay attention to it... little drugs, or they weren't publicized...and a lot less corruption...or we didn;t hear about it. Well, it happens everywhere. No matter what our current situation is, we are all noticing all of this alot more than we did even 10 years ago....don't you think?
I totally agree with you, Ringo. I have been to the DR numerous times, and I ALWAYS leave the hotel/resort I'm staying in. On our last trip, we drove in a four-wheeler from Las Terranas to Samana, and we never had a problem. We saw a part of the country most tourists never see, and it was one of the most memorable parts of our trip.
I think you total mis-read my comment; read it again and think about what I said.
I've never felt unsafe in the Republica Dominicana, never. And I do not stay in the hotel, in fact we are always out, travelling mingling with people. The only time I was upset is when a foreman on a farm shot a bullet to the ground.
Ya never know if that bullet shot into the ground will hit a rock and hit you. I'd be upset too. I shoot up and over the ocean with my warning shot.
Just kidding. Sort of.
Travel, mingle and enjoy but do it while knowing what's going on around you. Common sense.
Ringo,
Yes, you are right. My common sense is never far behind. The foreman was a jerk and there were a lot of labourers in the field. Nobody was impressed.
Yes, you are right. My common sense is never far behind. The foreman was a jerk and there were a lot of labourers in the field. Nobody was impressed.
I just found an old thread from 2003 on burglaries,I feel that some people might benefit from others experiences.Do anybody care to share their experiences whether being mugged or burglary,and what measures or actions they could've done or have done to prevent such occurrence?